Frappe is Filipinos' favorite iced coffee beverage — data
MANILA, Philippines — Frappe is the most popular iced coffee beverage in the Philippines, according to data collated by coffee-centric creatives at Coffeeness.
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Aussie croc eats pet dogs, ends up in soup
SYDNEY, Australia — A saltwater crocodile terrorized a remote Australian community by snapping up dogs and lunging at kids -- only to meet its end in a feast cooked up by locals.
Press Release - Senator Tolentino bats for emergency assistance to farmers displaced by Kanlaon eruption, lahar flows
Senate Majority Leader Francis 'Tol' Tolentino will seek the intervention of the Department of Agriculture (DA) to provide emergency assistance to upland farmers in Negros Island, whose livelihoods were wiped out by Mt. Kanlaon's June 3 eruption and the spate of lahar flows in recent weeks.
Citicore Renewables confirms interest in 796 MW hydro plant up for bid through PSALM
Citicore Renewable Energy [CREC 2.69 unch; 29% avgVol] [link] confirmed a report that it was one of the companies that “secured bidding documents in relation to the bidding of the CBK hydroelectric power plant complex”, saying that it is “continuously seeking opportunities to further expand its renewable energy portfolio” and that it would “participate in the bidding of interesting renewable energy projects on tender” as part of that process. The CBK hydroelectric power plant complex has a generational capacity of 796.6 MW; the Power Sector Assets and Liabilities Management Corp (PSALM) is facilitating a bidding process to transfer ownership of this asset to the private sector. Department of Finance Secretary Ralph Recto said that he expects the CBK plant to sell for “up to P100 billion.”
San Quintin WD lost 54 percent of water supply in 2023: COA
THE San Quintin Water District (SQWD) in Pangasinan is leaking like a sieve, losing a whopping 54 percent of its water production in 2023.
DOH: Dengue cases to surge by July, August
THE Department of Health (DOH) yesterday warned the public of an expected surge in dengue cases, with the peak projected in July and August.
Marcos inaugurates solar-powered irrigation system
PRESIDENT Ferdinand Marcos Jr. inaugurated on June 10 the Cabaruan Solar-Powered Pump Irrigation Project (SPIP) in Quirino, Isabela, an initiative he tagged as a «game changer» that could help address rising energy costs and provide more water supply to farmlands.
AFP urged to defend Filipino fishermen from Chinese arrests
MANILA, Philippines — A senior administration lawmaker said the Armed Forces of the Philippines should make good its promise to protect Filipino fishermen from getting detained by Chinese enforcing Beijing’s regulation against “trespassers.”